Friday, November 10, 2017

Quick Reviews: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017)

After doing Marvel, it only seems fair to do DC.  Will this swan song for Adam West be a great send-off?
An experiment by Dr. Hugo Strange involving sucking the evil essence out of Batman Villains goes awry, Harvey Dent becomes Two-Face!

It only took 51 years for the guy to get his due on the Batman Show (kind of)!
After seemingly-reversing Harvey's mutation, the Dynamic Duo battle King Tut and The Bookworm.

Sorry- Louie the Lilac and Chandell were unavailable.
All of this seems to be related to a Plot made by Two-Face...but Dent seems to be normal.
As the pair try to solve the case, tension rises between them.  Bruce and Harvey are friends, after all, while Dick never quite liked the guy.
Robin ends up in trouble and Batman is alerted to this via something that would *definitely* give away his secret identity!

Seriously, don't label everything in this much detail, man.
All of this leads to a big climax and a battle against Two-Face (and company).  Will the Dynamic Duo escape their final battle?

To find out, watch the Bat-Movie on your Bat-Channel...
What a fun, refreshing Film.  I sure as hell needed a good, Animated Batman Film after, well, you know.  Adam West and company deliver one last enjoyable Feature.  To the Film's credit, digital pitch correction manages to make West and Ward not sound like their actual ages.  The Story is a nice one, finally bringing Two-Face into the Batman '66 world (not counting the Comic).  The Retcon for his Origin works well enough, as does the random introduction of Dr. Hugo Strange and Harley Quinn (thankfully not terrible this time).  They really nail the vibe here and have fun with the Boy Scout-like nature of Batman & Robin.  They don't top the 'Wait at the Cross Walk' bit from the last Film though.  They use a good blend of Villains too, not relying too much on Joker, The Penguin and The Riddler.  They're great- but they get used a lot.  Hell, The Riddler appeared so often that he once appeared as John Astin AND later as The Cluemaster (when Frank Gorshin turned down the Episode)!  Where was I?  Oh right- the Film is quite fun and enjoyable.  They work in a lot of great jokes and references- like having both Julie Newmar and Lee Meriwether in the Film- that make you laugh.  This one- both a Film reference AND a reference to Main Writer Lorenzo Semple Jr) is just plain weird though...
A fun and enjoyable final Bat-appearance by Adam West.  Recommended for fans of the Series and fun in general.

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